Black History Month
How the humble radio station organised resistance, inspired the masses and countered powerful settler propaganda.
Few figures from the Age of Revolutions can match the achievements of Toussaint Louverture.
The pioneer of the British civil rights movement is no less significant than his American counterparts.
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Take me to the Church
The medieval parish church was the meeting point of many different things, both sacred and secular.
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Battle of Hastings
After the death of Harold on 14 October 1066, Edgar Ætheling’s claim to the throne gained support.
A Philosophy of Falcons
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, was obsessed with falconry. This led him to write a truly revolutionary book on the subject.
Fishing for the Facts
E.H. Carr’s belief that the histories we get depend on the questions we ask is more relevant than ever.
Hitler’s Men in the States
The 1930s spy ring who informed on technological advances in the defence industries.
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Volume 71 Issue 10 October 2021
In the October issue:
Churchill, Roosevelt and the End of the French Empire, the Court of the ‘Sin King’, Taiwan, Mary Hamilton and George IV, Poland in the Mountains, Menstruation in the 19th century, Uruguay, South Africa in the 1960s.
Plus: reviews, opinion, crossword and much more!
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